Beijing diplomacy accelerates as Xi hosts wave of foreign leaders

Xi held back-to-back meetings with leaders from Spain, the UAE, Vietnam and Russia

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Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted multiple foreign leaders in Beijing over the past week, signaling a sharp increase in high-level diplomatic traffic to China’s capital. The meetings brought together Spain’s Pedro Sánchez, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vietnam’s To Lam and Russia’s Sergei L…